Child Psychotherapy Clinical Training


Overview of the course

Applications for September 2024 intake will open on the 1st of January 2024. For an application form please contact our Administrator Sonia Lloyd at info@btpp.co.uk

Enquiries about, and expressions of interest for this training intake are welcome and an initial conversation with Eva Shehu-Whitefield, Lead for Recruitment, (evawhitefield@btpp.co.uk) can be arranged for you to further discuss your interest and learn more about training at BTPP.

Commissioned and part-funded by Health Education England (HEE), this Doctoral level training, accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), begins September 2024.

Who Is This For?

  • People with a passion for psychoanalytic thinking, who have already completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Perinatal, Child, Adolescent, and Family Work: A Psychoanalytic Observational Approach (M7). If you are interested in training as a Child Psychotherapist but have not yet done this pre-clinical course, click here to find out more about this first step.

Pre-Entry Requirements:

  • Completion of an MA/PG Dip in Perinatal, Child, Adolescent, and Family Work: A Psychoanalytic Observational Approach (M7)

Programme Highlights:

  • Four-year, full-time, salaried training.

  • In-depth learning in clinical, psychoanalytic theory, and diverse psychotherapy skills.

  • Hands-on experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Professional Registration:

  • Qualifying Trainees become members of the ACP.

  • Qualified professionals must register with the ACP to practice as a child psychotherapist

To find out more about the course structure, what the Birmingham training can offer, and how to apply, click here